THOUGHTS FOR THE TIMES.
V. ; :7 PESSIMISM. • , . “Pessimism,“ observes his Excellency ;< r ;. the Goyernor-General “has been, d©fined as ‘the handmaid of national, de- „. • oljlne,’ Had the British ./people, hearkened to the voices of the .p’eesb-ff; mists during the . Great War—apd -.... these were numerous—defeat, and, possibly, national oblivion, would have e&x- $j sued. Excess of optimism, on the other ! hand, is to live in a fool’s paradise. v Perhaps the best advice is that propounded by a sage: “Hope for the> v best, and prepare for Ahe woret.”' Therein is buoyancy tempered: with prudence,.
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Hokitika Guardian, 11 July 1930, Page 4
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93THOUGHTS FOR THE TIMES. Hokitika Guardian, 11 July 1930, Page 4
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